Installing a windscreen DAB antenna with airbag

[Diamondbackdude]

Hi

I bought my wife a car radio online and I was going to fit it myself as I fitted one in my car no problem.

The issue is that this one has a DAB windscreen antenna, I thought it would just be a case of prying back the a pillar trim but having looked online it seems sometimes you need to rotate clips using long nose pliers without damaging the airbag and also I've seen the trim can be a pig to get to click back in.

How difficult is it really?

Obviously I need to make sure the wiring doesn't cross or interfere with the airbag. And I need to be careful removing and refitting the trim.

I've seen some guides which say to just leave to a professional if you have a side curtain airbag. Maybe they are just covering themselves.

Should I just see if I can find a shop to fit it or is it not really too much to worry about as long as care and consideration is used...?

[LuckyThirteen]

Disconnect the battery.....
Before messing with that A pillar

[Glassman]

LuckyThirteen said:

Disconnect the battery.....
Before messing with that A pillar

You don't need to.

[gmaz]

Windscreen antenna are notoriously bad at DAB reception so try it without tucking in the cable first, in case you need a better solution